David McKenna (born August 14, 1968 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American screenwriter and producer. He worked as executive producer of E-Ring. He used the screen name Zachary Long for Bully. He wrote or played a major/minor part in such films as S.W.A.T and E-Ring T.V Episodes. He is perhaps best known for writing American History X and other novels such as "The Trials and Tribulations of Earl". Description above from the Wikipedia article David McKenna (writer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 14, 1968 (58)
- San Diego, California, USA
- Writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are David McKenna's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 7
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7
Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David McKenna's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for David McKenna's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Embattled(2020)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Cocaine Godmother(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
E-Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
S.W.A.T.(2003)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Bully(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Blow(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Get Carter(2000)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Body Shots(1999)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
American History X(1998)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1998 to 2020.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David McKenna's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is David McKenna's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does David McKenna work with?
People who share at least 2 of David McKenna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael De Luca shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ethan SupleeShared titles: Blow (2001), American History X (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Ethan Suplee
Editors
- Gerald B. GreenbergShared titles: Get Carter (2000), American History X (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Gerald B. Greenberg
Producers
- Michael De LucaShared titles: Blow (2001), Body Shots (1999), American History X (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Michael De Luca
